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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Jay compare the jellyfish at the aquarium in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Trains.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Rivers.

2. Who supposedly matured after she studied abroad in France, according to the narrative in "Grounded"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Angel.
(c) Em.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. Who calls Jay after dinner in "A Visit"?
(a) Em.
(b) Jay's mother.
(c) Chris.
(d) Seth.

4. How old is Jay in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 19.

5. Where does Jay depart from in "Like a Fog"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date is Jun's letter to Jay dated in "The Strength of My Conviction"?

2. When Jay awakens in the middle of the night in "A Visit," he sees a man with what over his head in his room?

3. Why is the laser tag arena closed at the mall in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

4. Although the national Filipino language is Tagalog, about how many languages are spoken in the country, according to the in-flight magazine Jay reads in “A New Silence Arrives”?

5. Who is Tito Maning's maid that takes Jay's plate in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Jay learn about Jun's death from his mother in the beginning of the novel?

2. How would you describe Jay's relationships with his siblings?

3. How did Jay feel about his family's religion and church?

4. What are balikbayan boxes and what do they symbolize?

5. How is the atmosphere around dinner described in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

6. What event does Jun describe in his letter that Jay reads on the plane in “The Strength of My Conviction"?

7. In what ways are Jay and Jun similar? How are they different?

8. Why does Jay begin to panic after arriving at the airport in “A New Silence Arrives"?

9. Who does Jay question about his missing letters in “Not an Answer to the Question"? Why?

10. What "clue" does Jay find in Maning's office in “Not an Answer to the Question"? What does the clue indicate?

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